The 2015 season of the Indian Premier League (abbreviated as IPL 8 or Pepsi IPL 2015) is the eighth season of the IPL. Kolkata Knight Riders are the defending champions having won the title in the 2014 season. The complete tournament is expected to be held across different cities in India unlike the previous season. The tournament was started on Wednesday, 8 April 2015 after the end of the 2015 Cricket World Cup. A total of 60 T20 matches will be held in the entire tournament. No matches will be held in Kolkata between April 12 and April 25 due to Municipal Elections.

Franchises retained 123 players 8th IPL season before moving into auction. The released players provided an option to register themselves for auction. 6 Players were transferred across teams before the auction took place. In the Pepsi IPL 2015 auction held on February 16 at Bangalore, Yuvraj Singh was sold to Delhi Daredevils for 16 crores INR, for a record bid in IPL auction history. A total of 67 players were sold out in the auction and all franchises spent total of 87.60 Crores to buy players.

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Sunday, April 7, 2013

Hanuma Vihari : Rising son of the Sunrisers

Standing by the boundary line, with
his hands folded and chest held high was Dayanand Cheedi; assistant to
the chief coach of Hanuma Vihari who saw one of his favorite students
collecting the man of the match award in the post match presentation
ceremony.

A smile donned his face; his eyes bore tears of joy as
the hard work and sweat put in by Vihari all these years had finally
paid off. “I knew one day his dedication and sincerity would bear
fruit,” said a visibly happy Cheedi to IPLT20.com

“You
should see him at the throw downs, you should see him practice. The
amount of hard work he puts into his game, is worth admiring. He is a
work horse. He would bat for hours, take throw downs from me and ask me
for advices on his game. His chief coach John Manoj would be a happy man
today.” explained Cheedi who has worked closely with Vihari over the
years and was eagerly waiting to congratulate the young lad from
Hyderabad.

For Vihari, it’s a dream come true. May it be being
amidst the best cricketers and sipping a hot cup of tea or longing for
advice on his game from the legends; Vihari is cherishing each and every
moment in the IPL.

“I did well in the domestic season for
Hyderabad and the owners chose me to play for the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Normally you don’t get chances in the IPL, but am fortunate enough to be
playing here. I never thought before the IPL that I would be sharing
the dressing room with the greats of cricket. It is like I am living a
dream. I am blessed to have got such an opportunity.”